Online Cultivation
episode 166

Hearing Yuan's question, Disciple Fei said, “This zither competition is one of the biggest competitions on the continent that is only held once every three years, and as you might expect, it is one of the biggest competitions on the continent that is only held once every three years, and as you might expect, the competition brought together the best musicians from all over the world. Regardless of my abilities being widely praised by the entire sect, I only finished 7th in the final competition of thousands of participants. ”

“Seven of thousands? It was already very nice” Yuan said with slightly widened eyes.

“The seventh place may be good but it's not good enough! I'd like at least 3rd place, because that's when you get the real prize! ” Disciple Fei said.

“What kind of gift?” Yuan asked, his interest piqued.

“For the last competition, third place got some Earth ranked Zither Art as a prize. The second place received the Heaven-Level Zither Art, and the first place received a Heaven-level treasure that was also a sitar.”

“Sitar Art? What'sthat?" ask Yuan.

“They're Here, let me show you. It'll be a lot faster that way. ”

Disciple Fei then sat behind his zither and took a deep breath before pulling out one of the strings.

Ting!

The sharp and aggressive musical tone that Yuan was not familiar with well echoed and a somewhat transparent bow that resembled Yu Rou's Wind Sword technique flew from the zither before hitting the teacup on the table a few meters away and neatly split it in two, almost like someone had slashed it with a thin sword or sharp weapon.

“What you have just witnessed is the Zither Art without any technique. By inserting spiritual energy into your fingers and releasing it with the zither, you can turn the zither into a deadly long-range weapon.” Disciple Fei said to him.

"Turning instruments into weapons?" Yuan looked at him with a gawking expression, as he would never have imagined such a thing could happen.

Disciple Fei then continued, “As for this year's competition As they will receive support from the Sky and Earth Palace, the rewards become much more valuable and desirable. The third place would receive Earth-ranked Zither Art techniques and Earth-class treasures. The second place would receive Heaven-level Zither Art techniques and Heaven-level treasures. As for the first place, surprisingly, you will receive Divine Level Zither Art techniques and Heaven level treasures! Do you know how valuable a Divine rank technique is ?! ”

"Divine Level Zither Art Technique ..." Yuan muttered in a low voice.

However, despite the temptation of Divine level techniques, Yuan was more interested in Heaven-class treasures, as he wanted his own zither.

"And you want me to participate in this competition with you, right?" Yuan asked him a moment later.

"Fuckin' thick! With your zither skills, we will have a great chance of reaching the top 3! If we reach the top three, we will share the Earth ranked Zither Art and you can save the zither because I already have it! My current Zither Art is only Mortal-rank! What do you think? I will even pay you contribution points for your participation!” Disciple Fei looked at him with a pleading gaze.

After pondering for a moment, Yuan nodded his head and said, “OK, I will participate in this competition with you. Tell me when. ”

"Thank you very much! I'll tell my Master later! ” Disciple Fei was so excited that she subconsciously grabbed Yuan's hand and shook it firmly.

“By the way, now that we are going to be partners in this big competition, we need to practice and hone our skills before the competition. Since you cannot enter the Inner Court easily as a disciple of the Outer Court, I will come to your residence instead so that we can practice together. Where do you live?" Disciple Fei asked him later.

“Building #70,” replied Yuan with a calm face.

“That area, huh? Well, it's not too surprising since you have a gold identification token. Okay, see you there tomorrow morning!” Disciple Fei said.

‘Music competition, huh? How long has it been since I last participated in one?’ Yuan thought to himself. As someone who had participated in hundreds of competitions before, inevitably he felt excited to participate in another competition after so long.

As soon as Yuan left, Disciple Fei also left his home to look for Elder Shan, his Master.

"Sir, I have something important to tell you."

“Hm? Disciple Fei? What's problem?" Elder Shan stopped working and looked at him.

"It's about the sitar competition next week."

“Oh, right, backed by Heaven and Earth Palace. How about that? If I remember correctly, you are required to bring a couple this time. Did you find him?” Elder Shan asked him.

Disciple Fei nodded and said, "Yes, I found someone, and he is Disciple Yuan whom I mentioned not too long ago."

"A-Did you just say Disciple Yuan ?!" elder Shan exclaimed in surprise.

"Y-Yes .. Is there a problem with that?" Disciple Fei asked with a nervous expression on her face.

Elder Shan did not respond immediately and silently pondered with a deep frown.

A moment of silence later, Elder Shan spoke, "Murid Yuan ... What did he say?"

“Uhhh He agreed to enter the competition with me,” he replied.

"I understand ..." Elder Shan closed his eyes and sighed.

After a moment of silence, Elder Shan stood up and said, "Follow me."

“Eh? Where are we going, Master?” Disciple Fei raised his eyebrows as he followed Elder Shan out.

"To meet the Sect Master."

“Sect Master ?! W-Why?! Did I do something wrong?!" Disciple Fei exclaimed with a nervous expression on his face as only disciples who were in big trouble with the sect would meet the Sect Master.

“Quiet, you are not in trouble. This is about Disciple Yuan. I don't know how much you know about him, but I'm sure you can say that his existence within the sect is unique. ” elder Shan said to him.

“D-Murid Yuan? Is he really special?” Disciple Fei looked at him with a dumbfounded face.

“Special is an understatement, my dear disciple. You will understand more about him in just a few moments. ” elder Shan said as he brought Disciple Fei to the Sect Master's headquarters.